Legal Opinion

Hudson v. . Hudson

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 26, 1935PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStacy, C. J.

Plaintiff acquired title to the locus in quo under the will of her father. The testator first devised all of his property to his wife for her life and after her death “to my daughter, Essie May Hudson (the plaintiff), . . . to be hers and to her heirs, if any, and if no heirs to be equally divided with my other children.”

The case states that the testator’s widow, the life tenant, died 1 September, 1921; that the plaintiff was in the undisputed possession of the land described in the complaint at the time of the execution of the ■contract sought to be specifically enforced (II October, 1934) ;…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Puckett v. . MorganSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1912
  2. Willis v. Mutual Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1922
  3. Brown v. . MitchellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1934
  4. Walker v. . ButnerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1924
  5. Massengill v. . AbellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1926

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Williamson v. CoxSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
  2. Williamson v. . CoxSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
  3. Turpin v. . JarrettSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1946
  4. Conrad v. . GossSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1947
  5. Sutton v. SuttonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952

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